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Lisa Marshall

Dick Hurckes is tough on his joints. Having trashed his right knee playing football in his youth, and after wearing out two replacements via an active lifestyle, the 69-year-old from Larkspur was confident his fourth knee, implanted in winter 2009, would be a keeper. But a few months...

The view from my accommodations this evening is nothing short of spectacular: 180 degrees of the majestic, snow-capped Continental Divide, bathed in golden twilight. However, instead of calmly taking in the mountain landscape, my heart is racing. That’s because I’m not in a luxury hotel room; I’m...

Just before dawn, atop one of the highest paved passes in North America, 20-year-old Coloradan Zak Maytum climbs out of a van wearing a skintight black-and-red leather body suit, a Darth Vader–esque helmet, and Kevlar gloves. The air is calm. He can see each breath as he greets the three similarly...